http://strippedbare.blogsome.com Life, only more so Wed, 06 May 2009 14:11:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last night, I ventured to Atlanta for an evening of food and drink (as in, one drink, enjoyed for the sole purpose of trying a friend’s suggestion) with friends from high school.  High school.  My fingers and toes are not plentiful enough to account for the years that have passed ... http://strippedbare.blogsome.com/2009/03/19/of-being-less-hermitic-or-breaking-the-hermitic-seal/ A distant spirit cries, beckons,and dances across timelike dreamsof truthShe is therewaiting for the train I ride,standingin our youth Ages of the songs unsungscatter continents and soulslike beforeand to comeHer voice unsheathed,she is the wind, the breath,she is From To that day I ride, am forever bornand made to standlike judgmentcovenant boundShe ... http://strippedbare.blogsome.com/2009/03/09/109/ In this modern age, so many have cultivated relationships out of thin air, literally.  Blogs and comments, emails, and dating websites have given extended life to the childhood imaginary friend.  Sometimes, the extent and depth of the communications create a sense of true knowledge of one another.  Sometimes, additional information ... http://strippedbare.blogsome.com/2009/03/03/elements-of-love/ My bottle, alas, is empty these days. I almost have completed the interview, but time is more precious than money, fuel, and about everything else I can think of these days, and therefore, like the rest of those things, I have little time. I was thinking tonight of my practice ... http://strippedbare.blogsome.com/2008/07/16/time-in-a-bottle/ "Anyone here?" He asks tentatively as the top of his head finally emerges from the paper stacks. Climbing upward further, he at last is able to see that his desk is made of cherry wood and doesn’t need dusting. "Hell, it shouldn’t," he thinks. "It’s been covered in paper for ... http://strippedbare.blogsome.com/2008/07/09/from-the-desk-of/ Stuck. My mind mired while my body yearns to move but waits on a mired mind to help it cross the street. Motivation is but a soft, brief breeze as tangible as yesterday. This has been a problem for two weeks, and the work keeps piling, stacking higher and higher. ... http://strippedbare.blogsome.com/2008/07/02/not-shaken-blurred/ Jackie Greene has been on my radar since his 2006 release American Myth. Early in his career, he was saddled with the unfortunate expectation of "the next Bob Dylan." Those who know me know that I am very much a Dylan fan. However, labeling some 23 year-old who happens to ... http://strippedbare.blogsome.com/2008/06/24/tunesday-vol-vii-jackie-greene/ Wow, she’s forgiving… and fast! KimmyK has posted her responses to the interview questions. You can read them here. http://strippedbare.blogsome.com/2008/06/23/kimmy-ks-response/ Her name is Kim and she lives in Ohio. Attached for about twenty years to her honey, she works in the medical field and is the mommy of two. She uses Noxema and at least once has used it to punk her honey. She’s a rock-n-roller. She learned to drive ... http://strippedbare.blogsome.com/2008/06/19/stripped-kimmy-k/ I am no Amy Winehouse fan, but my opinion is largely a reflection of my own bias and not of her talent. I occasionally put on Macy Gray, Dusty Springfield, and Donna Summer. I often listen to Sarah Vaughn and Etta James. Now, I must say that I am listening ... http://strippedbare.blogsome.com/2008/06/16/tunesday-vol-vi-duffy/